สนุก or "SANUK" is the Thai word for "to have fun". Thai people love to have fun together and speak togother in a funny way ("TALOK" - ตลก).
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Thai funny shows don't include a single humorist but always a group
of humorists. No one man show but humorists play together and interact
with each other engendering hilarous laughters in the public.
There is always a humorist star that leads the group.
NAPADORN DUANGPORN (นพดลดวงพร), wearing a blue suit, leads one of the most famous Thai humorist group. |
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Some Thai humorist groups that act in Isan area (อีสาน - northeastern part of Thailand) alternate funny talks and "MOLAM SING" (หมอลำซิ่ง) songs. They often speak in Thai-Lao language. Some Thai humorist groups in central area (ภาคกลาง) sing famous songs but modify the texts.
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A few years ago, Thai humorist groups were very few and had
many success. Many Thai humorists decided to have their own group.
It was the end of the golden era for Thai humorists.
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The Thai words "HA" (ฮา) means to laugh. Thai jokes are based on texts but also on the physical aspect of Thai humorists. Some Thai humorist have physical body deformation that is supposed to increase the hilarity.
Thai joke about durian: A woman and her husband are quarrelling together. The man throws at her a durian. She isn't hurt at all. The woman throws mangustans at her husband and his head is broken. Why ? It was a tin filled with mangustans.
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This page has been updated on Thursday, December 26, 2002
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